Destito still "enemy" of reform

ROBERT BRAUCHLE

Tuesday

Mar 1, 2011 at 12:01 AMMar 1, 2011 at 1:21 AM

Clearly, someone must think Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito, D-Rome, is doing her job and can handle more responsibilities. After all, she is expected to be appointed commissioner of the state Office of General Services later this year, so there must be a few people on her side.

But, according to former New York City Mayor Edward Koch, she is still an enemy of reform.

Koch’s group, New York Uprising, still has its list of enemies and heroes of reform. Destito stands as the lone enemy in the Mohawk Valley. Former Assemblyman David Townsend, R-Sylvan Beach, joined her on the bad list last year, but he vacated the 115th District seat to run for Oneida County sheriff. That seat is now held by Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford.

New York Uprising’s mission is "to put an end to corruption in Albany and reinstate the public’s faith in government by offering real, honest and sensible solutions that legislators can implement, adhere to and be held accountable for executing."

So here is the list:

Senate

Joseph Griffo, R-Rome: Hero

David Valesky, D-Oneida: Hero

James Seward, R-Milford: Hero

Assembly

RoAnn Destito, D-Rome: Enemy

Marc Butler, R-Newport: Hero

Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford: Hero

Bill Magee, D-Nelson: Hero

Koch’s plan hit a stumbling block in the Captial today, but it doesn’t sound like he is willing to drop the reform scepter quite yet.

UPDATE: According to the state Assembly Press Office, a clerical error left Destito's name off as a sponsor for Koch's legislation.

An email from a deputy press secretary: "Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito had requested last week to be a sponsor on the legislation but was inadvertently left off. It was a staff oversight but I just wanted to make you aware that she had indeed sought to be a sponsor on the bill."

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